Sunday, March 16, 2014

Blog Tour Stop + Giveaway: "Flawed Perfection" by Cassandra Giovanni

Flawed Perfection

( Beautifully Broken #1)

Synopsis:

Bobby Beckerson was the American All-Star hockey player--he
was the spitting image of perfection to his family. Goofy, sweet and undeniably
gorgeous, he had everything but the one girl he wanted: River Ahlers.

River Ahlers is successful in everything but love. She's been in love with Adam
Beckerson since they were kids. Worst of all she's stuck right in the middle of
the brother's dueling over everything and anything, and she doesn't even know
she's the ultimate prize.

Adam Beckerson was a boy with a guitar, a smile that sunk girl's hearts and a
stone wall around his own. He was anything but perfect, and no matter how hard
he tried he was nothing compared to Bobby. Sweet, damaged, with boyish
good-looks, nobody thought Adam loved anyone but himself.

Bobby loved River, River loved Adam and Adam only loved himself--or so everyone
thought. Then one night everything changes, and as it threatens to destroy
everyone involved a tragedy strikes that will break them all...

Wow. That ending left me speechless. Totally and
completely FLOORED. I was NOT expecting that little turn of events AT ALL…and
by little, I really mean HUGE. I am in desperate need of the sequel!!
Seriously, I am. I absolutely LOVE it when authors manage to surprise me along
the way, and let’s just say, Cassandra definitely pulled the rug from under me.
It’s a huge plus, but like I said, I am in desperate need for book two. So this
is me, BEGGING you, Cassandra, to write faster!! Hahahaha!!!

“I should never have fallen in love with my
best friend.”

The Beckerson brothers, Adam and Bobby, were in love with
the same girl – their best friend, River. So basically, this was sort-of a love
triangle, but not really. You see, unfortunately for Bobby, River never saw him
as anything more than her best friend. He was like a brother to her, and even
though he knew this, he always hoped she would change her mind. River was madly
in love with Adam, but Adam was focused on ‘playing the field’. To him,
River was his best friend, nothing more. So yes, expect a lot of emotional
angst throughout this book.

Even though they considered themselves best friends, Adam
and Bobby always had a competition going on between them. Not only where River
was concerned, but their parents as well. They always argued about the fact
that their parents made it super clear that they preferred Bobby’s life choices
over Adam’s. Hell, their parents were very open about the fact that they didn’t
even respect Adam’s job as a music teacher, yet they loved that Bobby’s was the
coach for a hockey team. Sports vs. Music. River hated that their parents were
so mean and cold-hearted towards Adam, and Bobby loathed that she cared so much
about it. But fact was, Bobby was their favorite and Adam was always left out.

“You don’t let anyone in.”

“I let you in.”

“But I’m me.”

“You’re special.”

After one emotional night, things started changing between
Adam and River, much to Bobby’s frustrations. Bobby always thought Adam would
be forever focused on being a player and never realize just how much River
truly loved him. Suffice it to say, my heart ached for Bobby and I truly felt
bad for him. Even though I was #TeamAdam (I mean, the fireflies!!!! How could I
not be #TeamAdam!??), I could not help but love Bobby too….well, most of the
time. The plot started picking up even
more. Adam’s character started developing in an even more swoon-worthy way. I was very much happy with how things were
unfolding. I was hooked.

“I’m yours, River. I’m yours.”

Things were a bit crazy sometimes for these characters, but
overall, they were great. Everyone was getting along and new relationships were
developing. I was happy. And then, it
happened. Cassandra pulled the rug right from under me. To say I
was utterly SHOCKED would not even begin to cover it.

Cassandra doesn't remember a time when she wasn't writing.
In fact, the first time she was published was when she was seven years old and
won a contest to be published in an American Girl Doll novel. Since then
Cassandra has written more novels than she can count and put just as many in
the circular bin. Her personal goal with her writing is to show the reader the
character's stories through their dialogue and actions instead of just telling
the reader what is happening. In 2012 she became a published Young Adult
author, releasing In Between Seasons (The Fall,
#1) and the Amazon bestselling thriller, Walking in the Shadows. In 2013 she
branched out by using her artistic illustrating talents to publish her first
Children's novel, The Adventures of Skippy Von
Flippy: Tales of Friendship (Skippy Tales, #1). Cassandra released
her first New Adult novel, Love
Exactly, which became an Amazon Bestseller overnight in June of
2013. She's currently working on her new New Adult Contemporary Romance, Beautifully Flawed. The first novel
in the series, Flawed Perfection is
scheduled to be published on March 7, 2014.

Besides being a writer, Cassandra is a professional photographer known for her
automotive, nature and architectural shots. She is the owner of Gio Design Studios Photographyand Gio Design Studios Publication
Marketing. She is
currently studying to receive a degree in Marketing. Cassandra is happily
married to the man of her dreams and they live in the rolling hills of New
England with the other loves of her life their dogs, Bubski and Kanga.